snap judgment

A hurried or impetuous decision or finding, as in George was known for making snap judgments on personnel questions; he rarely bothered to investigate further . This expression, which uses snap in the sense of "quick," was first recorded in 1841.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Signy	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Delyth	-	Welsh
DieudonnÉE	dyuu-do-NE	French
WÖLlem	-	Limburgish
Aureliano	ow-re-LYAH-no (Spanish)	Spanish, Italian
Julyan	JOOL-yan	English (Rare)